~I600A Appointment~

The door to our daughters future! One of the many :)

This building was huge-not only in size, but in importance!

Looking up I realized how surreal this was. We are moving forward. We are closer to bringing Yana home. We couldn't have cameras inside, but at the hallway on the second floor, there was a huge window at the end by the cafe. I looked out the window and there was a beautiful view. I looked out that window at the sights and I could feel myself holding her. What a beautiful thought :) It was meaningful to me to see all the different nationalities in that building. It was like knowing that Yana's freedom is near. Just like those people, she will soon have the freedom to walk about (or be carried-which I REALLY DON'T MIND.) We then went to the Secretary of States office to have our documents apostilled. In my ignorance, I didn't realize that all the documents had to be certified then apostilled. Since all of Yana's documents were notarized in our city, we had to have them renotarized, then certified and then apostilled. So, we went to the law library to have them notarized-then to the Clerk of Courts office for certification and finally back to the Secretary of States office to have them apostilled. Nothing is easy...they say nothing worth fighting for is, so I guess I should expect it. Yana is so worth it. I wouldn't lie though, I wouldn't mind it being easy.

Buy A Chance-Give Our Angel A Chance!

We have six different pieces of Tara Bella Jewelry to sell chances for. They are $1 a chance or 6 for $5. You can see pictures of her work at www.tarabellajewelry.com. This is our beautiful quilt donated by the Dueck Family. This quilt was specifically made for the love of a Eastern European child. The quilt squares were donated by thier family members from all over the United States. When thier own adoption fell through (she was placed into foster care) they decided it was important for a fellow adoptive family to have it to help raise funds. They also donated these beautiful fleece blankets. The quilt is $5 a chance or 6 for $25. The fleece blankets are $1 a chance or 6 for $5. We are also selling chances for a DS Lite Crimson Red and Black~brand new with the game Brain Age. The system and game are $1 a chance or 6 for $5. Last day for this is August 31st! Please help us to save our girl!! >

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GOOD LUCK!! HELP US TO GIVE OUR YANA A CHANCE!!

Yard Sale for Yana 2-The Results

I want to say thank you for all your support. I often struggle with the glass half empty/glass half full thing. We went into this Yard Sale hoping to make a decent amount, praying for at least the amount we need to travel. Needless to say, we didn't make the $8,000 we needed for the first trip. We did however, raise approximately $1800 this yard sale and topped it off by selling the piano for $400. So that is about $2200!! We also were in the paper and we were on the news. So, we added the bonus of bringing awareness to the plight of our angels. We did not sell nearly enough tickets for the quilt, blankets and DS we had that we were selling chances for. So, I will be adding a post to relist them (of course keeping the tickets already sold.)

Yard Sale for Yana 2

We are having a second Yard Sale for Yana. We are still accepting donations of used and new items, monetary donations and baked goods the day of the sale. The Yard Sale is July 2nd and 3rd from 9 am til 5 pm on the 2nd and 9 am til after church on the 3rd at the St. Thomas Activity Center~Zanesville, Ohio. This gorgeous quilt and these cute fleece blankets are all brand new and will be silent auctioned off at the sale. I will post a chip in later today for those of you that are interrested. It will be up until the 4th of July~when we will draw for the winner. We would like to have a minimum of $300 donation for the quilt before we draw. My friend Tara has donated some jewelry from her company-Tara Bella Jewelry. If there are any other items then I will post them too!!
Oh& did I mention we have our fingerprinting appointment for Yana's I600A?? Yep...some good news :)

Happy 4th Anniversary Reece's Rainbow!!

I am in love with each and everyone of them. My heart aches for my Yana, but also the many children left behind. I ache everyday to be with her...but my heart also is with all these children. We, as a family, would like to personally thank Andrea the Amazing and all the Reece's Rainbow Advocates for all you do. We would also like to thank any person who has played a part in helping our angels find a family. If it be by prayer, donation, spreading the word, advocating, whatever you have done for our babies. I want to thank everyone who has played a part in helping us get Yana home. I cannot wait until she is safe in our arms...how do I long to hold her!! I will have to remind myself to let her down on occasion!

HIGH TISSUE ALERT!! Please scroll down and shut off my music for this wonderful video :)

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Our I600A Is On It's Way!

Our I600A is on it's way to the USCIS! Now God, work your miracles as we pray that other things fall into place!!

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